Turkey cheeseburger recipe

Courtesy of Telarus:

1 lb. ground turkey
1 orange bell pepper (cut into small 2-3 cm squares)
1/4 onion, minced
3 cloves garlic, smashed
1 egg

Mix well, form into 4 patties, sear on med-high (2 min each side). Bake for 4-6 minutes (melt cheese during the last 2 min).

Serve on pub-style buns with tomato/lettuce/pickles, stone ground mustard, ketchup (mayo if you're into that), etc, etc.

The $1 cheeseburger causes strife

I thought this article was interesting:

Food fight: Burger King franchisees sue chain

CHICAGO (AP) -- Burger King franchisees sued the hamburger company this week over its $1 double cheeseburger promotion, saying they're losing money on the deal and the company can't set maximum menu prices.

The National Franchise Association, a group that represents more than 80 percent of Burger King's U.S. franchise owners, said the $1 promotion forces restaurant owners to sell the quarter-pound burger with at least a 10-cent loss.
While costs vary by location, the $1 double cheeseburger typically costs franchisees at least $1.10, said Dan Fitzpatrick, a Burger King franchisee from South Bend, Ind. who is a spokesman for the association. That includes about 55 cents for the cost of the meat, bun, cheese and toppings. The remainder typically covers expenses such as rent, royalties and worker wages.
"New math, or old math, the math just doesn't work," Fitzpatrick said.
After testing the $1 deal in markets across the country, the discounted burger went on sale nationwide last month even though franchise owners, who operate 90 percent of the company's 12,000 locations, twice rejected the product because of its expense.

Now that I'm done

I no longer remember why I started this. It seems exquisitely pointless, but maybe that's my post-Halloween hangover talking.

I feel a delicate sense of loss, of disappointment. Maybe I'll miss the cheeseburgers.

All I want to do today is eat fried chicken and broccoli, drink a little bourbon, and write until I'm done.